26 Oct 1918
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1918
Page
1
In 1918 McClure Syndicate prose Betty tempts fate on a seaside promenade. Bets on jealousy drive Dick toward Cynthia, with Betty scheming to spark a feud. A staged romance spirals, a prank ends badly, and Betty faces consequences as Cynthia withdraws.
A Sophomore class votes Prof Reginald Raymond as the campus’s jokey favorite then later makes him an honorary member. Ruth Rodney’s quiet support and Raymond’s patient humor transform a prank into lasting friendship and eventual marriage, ending with his reelection and realization of true admiration.
The piece notes that Chinese football began early, using a leather covered inflated bladder from the fifth century and had an extensive literature with technical terms and many kicks. It records rewards for winners including flowers fruit wine silver bowls and brocades, while the captain of the losing team could be flogged.
Report describes mine subsidence along Bramley Avenue Scranton affecting homes and yards. Mrs Poimeteh observes rear yard sinking and mine props exposed while nearby properties show similar subsidence. Matthew Scott’s house left intact but surrounding earth collapsed, leaving streets plagued by cave damage and damaged gardens, posts, trees, and sidewalks.
More than 2,400,000 boys and girls were reached through club work last year in 33 Northern and Western states and the South. About 850,000 made complete reports showing production and conservation valued at 10,006,000 dollars. In the South 115,745 boys and 78,808 girls reported values of 4,500,000 and 1,600,000 dollars respectively. Emergency club work in the South reached over 400,000 boys and about 1,000,000 girls producing more than 1,000,000 dollars in value.
A humorous sketch shows a bank clerk offering a stocking room for Liberty bond buyers. Mrs. Oaklander signs, hesitates, and, after a blush, is invited to use the private room to complete her purchase. The scene ends with her retreating to the side room and the transaction proceeding.
In a kindergarten trip to the yard the teacher notes a brown hen and a brood from an incubator. Tommy observes the chicks differ from the hen and blurts that the hen cannot be their mother. He then confidently concludes the hen is only the nursegirl.
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